by Chris Tachibana | Sep 4, 2013 | ScienceWire
Sea otters look carefree. But Christopher Solomon (@chrisasolomon) reports in Scientific American that they have every reason to be nervous about possums. Or rather pathogens from possums and other land animals that wash into the ocean where they can infect otters,...
by Chris Tachibana | Sep 4, 2013 | ScienceWire
Robin Lindley explains the ups and downs of depression over the years in an interview with Dr. Edward Shorter for George Mason University’s History News Network. From pre-Freud to post-Prozac, Robin gets Dr. Shorter to explain his theory about why U.S. depression...
by Chris Tachibana | Sep 4, 2013 | ScienceWire
Jana Hill brings expertise in yoga and medicine to “Guide to Understanding Yoga and Breast Cancer,” for Living Beyond Breast Cancer. This downloadable pdf brochure is for people with breast cancer and yoga teachers. Like a good yogi, Jana is flexible: she...
by Chris Tachibana | Sep 4, 2013 | ScienceWire
Isn’t it? Brooke Jarvis (@brookejarvis) that meterologists who take the long view see that the headline-grabbing events—hurricanes and droughts and heat waves—are part of a larger pattern. Congratulations to Brooke for winning an NSWA award, which she’ll...
by Chris Tachibana | Aug 3, 2013 | ScienceWire
Rebecca Reuter and President Obama both come from Chicago. And both recently spoke out about race, culture, and labels. Absorb President Obama’s comments, then read about Rebecca’s experience in her blog, The Skinny and the Fat. Rebecca is the outreach coordinator for...
